vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? sk for consular access to mr kara—murza and we will continue to do that. for a critic of the kremlin, a political opponent of president putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity. and it's a sign that, in today's russia, the authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. there will be an appeal, but there is little hope there will be a different outcome. let's speak to marina litvinenko, the wife of alexander litvinenko murdered with radioactive pollonium in london in 2006. polonium in london in 2006. marina said she was not surprised by the verdict your reaction? the prosecutor asked for 25 years and i don't think it would be any difference, some might say 23.524, but definitely a sentence for a long use, but anyway it would still be very devastating. you will know him very well, he likened it to date stalin era show trial in any doubt in your mi

since vladimir kara-murza and before that, - critics? absolutely. since vladimir. exey kara—murza and before that, alexey navalny, was arrested, now you have more than just two. dozens of people have been arrested. it makes russian people to be afraid to go outside on the street to say something against the street to say something against the war in ukraine, and it's exactly a target. to make people be afraid to say anything. you a target. to make people be afraid to say anything-— to say anything. you mentioned it navaln , to say anything. you mentioned it navalny, who _ to say anything. you mentioned it navalny, who has _ to say anything. you mentioned it navalny, who has been _ to say anything. you mentioned it| navalny, who has been persecuted to say anything. you mentioned it - navalny, who has been persecuted for political reasons and he's very worried about his health. he did not die after two poison attempts. would you share those concerns about his welfare? ., ., ., , welfare? you mentioned he was oisoned welfare? you mentioned he was poisoned twice. _ welf

vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.dimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent, and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. that was steve rosenberg. i spoke to him earlier and asked him what the mood was like in the court. i’m him earlier and asked him what the mood was like in the court. i'm sure efforts will— mood was like in the court. i'm sure efforts will be _ mood was like in the court. i'm sure efforts will be made _ mood was like in the court. i'm sure efforts will be made by _ mood was like in the court. i'm sure efforts will be mad

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vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife. the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. earlier, i spoke with angela stent, the director of the center for eurasian, russian & east european studies for more on the arrest. you have taken part in panels and discussions with vladimir kara—murza, what is your reaction to this? as steve said it is an unprecedented sentence, particularly in t

for more than a decade, vladimir kara-murza has been a ghont of the kremlin. ublicly condemned the war in ukraine. mr. kara-murza is also a british citizen. the u.k. has joint international condemnation of his conviction. >> the british government will continue to support him and stand in solidarity with him and his family, and we will continue to call for his release. >> vladimir kara-murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try and secure his release? >> we are continuing to ask for consular access to mr. ra-murza, and will continue to do that. >> for a critic of the kremlin, political opponent of vladimir putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity, and a sign in today's russia, authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism but to neutralize anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system. >> vladimir is a very strong man. >> this isis wife. when she spoke to me from america before the verdict, she was already preparing for the worst. >> the 25-year prison sentence. to me, ts is

vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.he was already preparing for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me this is a recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent, and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swansong for russian democracy. that stay with the events in moscow. live to steve in moscow. when you see the extent of the international criticism of what has happened to this man and the sentence, do you think that will have any effect at all on the way the kremlin sees this?— have any effect at all on the way the kremlin sees this? no, n

vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? sular access to mr kara—murza and we will continue to do that. for a critic of the kremlin, a political opponent of president putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity. and it's a sign that, in today's russia, the authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. there will be an appeal, but there is little hope there will be a different outcome. vladimir kara—murza had been active on the international stage, speaking out against the war in ukraine and political persecution in russia, speaking out against the kremlin. in effect, he has been punished for that very public criticism. but also, he and his supporters suspect it was those international sanctions that he lobbied for, the magnitsky act, which also played a role, the visa bans and asset freezes on some russian officials, which sparked anger in the kremlin. what has happened today has been a

vladimir kara—murza comes from our well—known dissident family.ritic of the government. he started as a journalist and at the time ofjust i9 journalist and at the time ofjust 19 years old, he met another very prominent opposition leader. shortly after he became himself adviser, they worked together during the 2000 and 2010s. for instance together vladimir kara—murza enacted the act to make the us government sanction russian officials responsible for the death of an auditor who died in russian present in 2009. he lived in the united states of america for a long time and could easily have stayed in the us or europe as a russian politician and other opposition leaders who fled russia to criticise russia from abroad but nevertheless, despite the risks he decided to stay and came back to the country, he was arrested and prosecuted. these were three cases, the first was spreading fake news about the russian army operations in ukraine, you mentioned governing in undesirable organisation in russia, the third most serious was high treason because he critic

russian opposition activist vladimir kara—murza is sentenced to 25 years in prison for treason and otherffences linked to his criticism of the kremlin. vigils are held for four people killed in a mass shooting at a sixteenth birthday party in the southern us state of alabama. elon musk�*s spacex gets the all—clear to launch its mammoth rocket starship as early as today. hello. we begin in east africa, where fighting between rival groups in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violence. fighting is between the sudanese army and the country's biggest paramilitary group, known as the rapid support forces, or rsf with these two men at the heart of it. the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. they're both vying for dominance, after leading the two main factions in the ruling military regime. but, caught in the middle, is sudan's population of around 50 million people. many a

vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.ring for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is. well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. dr samuel ramani teaches international relations at the university of oxford. he's also writing a book entitled "putin's war on ukraine". great to get you on the program. what we heard from my colleague, 25 years, in unprecedented sentence. were you surprised by this? imelt. years, in unpreced

it's good to see you it's worth noting that you are in a similar category to vladimir kara-murza. tin would very much like to see arrested he has used or name in publi to that and. and sadly, you and i bot talked to vladimir before he went back, and we are both ver brief this is exactly what would happen >> indeed. vladimir was smithee three day portrait back to russia. we were having dinner in london. and i begged him, i said please don't go back to russia we had already gone throug these two near death experiences where they tried t kill him through poison an that war had already started and i said, i don't want t spend the next ten years of my life trying to get you out o prison he said, sometimes, things are more important than you and to me, bill this war has to be, we have to stand up against putin, agains this war how can i lead the russian people to stand up against putin if i am not willing to g to my own country? he went back, and i watched hi on your show that day. i was counting the days unti he was going to leave th country, and then, the ver next day, he was arrested.

vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.or the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. earlier i spoke to a professor who gave us his reaction. it was a warning shot to the liberal opposition to not protest nor engage in opposition activity but it sends a signal to hardliners who are close to and around putin and the pro— war telegram channel bloggers. and it paint him as a powerful symbol for the hard—line national th

vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife. for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. now to an important story from the uk — the impact of last week's strike byjunior doctors in england. its severity has been underlined by the latest officialfigures. more than 196,000 appointments had to be cancelled because of the industrial action, the highest number so far in the current pay dispute. the full impact is likely t

vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? sular access to mr kara—murza and we will continue to do that. for a critic of the kremlin, a political opponent of president putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity. and it's a sign that, in today's russia, the authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. there will be an appeal, but there is little hope there will be a different outcome. british prime minister rishi sunak is being investigated by parliament's standards commissioner. the bbc understands the investigation is in relation to koru kids, a childcare firm his wife has shares in. an update on the commissioner's website says that the prime minister is being probed for a declaration of interest. in reaction number ten has said: "we are happy to assist the commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently declared as a ministerial interest." here's our political correspondent ni

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vladimir kara-murza is an opinion to contribute to the "washington post." he's long been an advocate for freedom in russia and has been a courageous champion for democracy. he was arrested in moscow last april after criticizing russia's unprovoked and brutal invasion of ukraine. since then he hasin faced harsh and inhumane conditions and charges that are politically motivated and intended to silence him. the "washington post" has an unwavering commitment to defending press freedom. vladimir is not the first journalist to be targeted. jamal khashoggi, austin ties, jason all are examples of the constant threat that journalists face around theou world. his sentencing today is ain searing reminder of how an vital it is an aborted is to ensure the safety of journalists as they do they work wherever they may be. a threat to free speech anywhere can be a threat to free speech everywhere. as a harsh treatment of the vladimir is unfolding, the world is closely watching the russians wrongful detention of evan gertz noia on the "wall street journal." it is essential a

vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.t, she was already preparing for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me this is a recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent, and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. 0f of course, the crackdown on dissent in russia has been going on for some time now, but certainly, it has accelerated since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. what we saw today in moscow, the jailing of a kremlin critic for 25 years, thatis of a kremlin critic for 25 years, that is a sign ofjust h

i'd like to share with our viewers are these are remarks that vladimir kara. moore's are made at the closing session of his trial in moscow. he told the judge that quote, the day will come when the darkness over our country will dissipate when a war will be called a war. and a, you super, a usurper. and when those who kindle this on a kindled and unleashed this war, rather than those who try to stop, it, will be recognized as criminals. bill broader? do you share your friends faith in russia's future? well, you know that in any kind of partnership there, there are the, you know, the people seeing the glass half full and the half glass half empty i'm, i'm more of a pessimist. and i do hope that that one day russia will be a better place. but i, it's hard for me to see anything good when vladimir has basically been been locked up for the rest of his life for the simple crime of protesting the war and calling food and human rights violator. it's very hard for me to have any optimism about anything right now. as you mentioned, sanctions were imposed upon russia for different reasons. tho

vladimir's work. this sentence shows they are so afraid of him. does karaction neutralize the opposition to putin? or did he have enough impact on fellow russians? was he effective, that the fight for human rights and democracy can continue without him? >> vladimir himself has said he feels his only failure, and i am paraphrasing, has been the convince enough of his russian citizen colleagues, friends, people of russia, that the regime they are living under is one that cannot be sustained, it is repressive. of course it is difficult to see a positive path forward. there are political prisoners in russia. vladimir kara-murza faces a bleak reality. 25 years is a life sentence for him. he remains courageous in the face of what many would be beaten and defeated by. his wife has been crusading on his behalf and advocating both the british government -- he is a british citizen, and the u.s., where he has been residing with his family, to raise greater condemnation to push back on the russian government's sentencing to do whatever we can to elevate his case to a g

in a moscow courtroom, the noted opposition figure vladimir kara-murza was sentenced to 25 years in prisonutin's war in ukraine. as stephanie sy tells us, kara-murza joins hundreds of other russian opposition leaders and activists now behind bars. stephanie: vladimir kara-murza was convicted of treason. he received one of the harshest sentences for a political dissident since president putin came to power. he was arrested in moscow last april after delivering a speech to the arizona house of representatives, where he called the putin regime's actions in ukraine war crimes. as one of putin's fiercest domestic critics, he was a key figure in the adoption by the u.s. congress of the global magnitsky act, which targets human rights abusers in russia and around the world. before his arrest, he survived two assassination attempts. for more in his sentence and the price of speaking up in russia today, we turn to alina polyakova, president and ceo at the center for european policy analysis. alina, thank you so much for joining the "newshour," as always. the judge himself was under magnitsky sancti

. >> members, we are honored today to have vladimir kara-murza with us i would consider a very braven as a dissident, but chiefly as a politician author and historian, mr. kara-murza has been twice poisoned by the regime in russia and obviously he's with us today he is a powerful voice of the opposition to the current regime in russia and we asked him to come we would like to give him a few minutes to talk to you if we could. [ applause ] >> thank you, mr. speaker, for the very kind introduction, mr. majority leader, mr. minority leader, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it is an honor to be here in the arizona state legislature. >> rusty bowers before he was censured by arizona republicans, before he lost his seat in state politics because he wouldn't overturn the election results to keep former president in office, that's rusty bowers in the arizona state legislature introducing vladimir kara-murza. you have seen him on the show and on msnbc and may recognize him as one of the most high-profile opposition political figures in russia. the reason we have that tape of him in arizona

. >> speaker bowers -- >> members, we are honored today to have vladimir kara-murza, with us there is each of your desks, tha will describe what i would consider a very brave position as a dissident, but chiefly as a politician author, and historian, and sir karen morrison has been twic poisoned, by the regime in russia and obviously, he's with u today. it is a powerful voice of th opposition the current regime in russia > thank you mister speaker for that very kind introduction. members of the house, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it's an honor to be here i arizona state -- >> rusty bowers, before he was censured by arizona republican before he lost his seat in state politics, because he wouldn't overturn the election results, to keep forme president in office. that's rusty bowers in the arizona state legislature, introducing vladimir carolina, you may also recognize you'v seen him on the show before. you've seen him here on nbc. may recognize him as one of th most high-profile opposition political figures in russia. the reason we have that tape o him in arizona, with rusty bowe

in the case of vladimir kara-murza, today is a particularly dark day. earlier this morning in moscow, he was sentenced to 25 years in russian prison. this cannot be allowed to stand and we must all raise our voices against it. today we are joined by vladimir's wife and his attorney who are here to talk about his sentencing, the challenges that lie ahead in getting him released, and what this means for the future of free speech in russia. we are grateful that they've chosen to be with "the washington post" at this crucial moment. "the washington post" opinions editor david will be on stage with our guests in just a few moments. but first, we have a quick video. [video playing] ♪ >> i have no doubt that this was in response to my opposition. i think most specifically in response to my work on the act. >> you were very, very sick and went back. now, are you finished? are you saying, i'm not going back? >> oh, god no. of course not. >> you're going to go back? >> of course i will absolutely go back to russia. i'm russian. this is my country. and i believe i

now vladimir kara morsa has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by moscow court. the journalist and politician has been involved in opposition activities for over 2 decades. it was a close friend and ally of the assassinated kremlin critic boris nymphs off the harsh punishment for kara. moore's eyes drawn widespread criticism around the world . after the verdict was read, his wife, who lives in the united states with couples. 3 children praised his courage, consistency, and honesty. he has proven time and again that he would not back down, that he would not abandon his fight, that he would not betray his country and betray his ideals that he would keep on fighting. and this sentence shows that they are so afraid of him, and they hate him so much for his consistency for his courage, for his for his amazing bravery. it says absolutely knight marriage what we're going through as a family. but it is also absolutely not marriage. what we're going through as the country the russian state has made russia a country aggressor talking to russia analyst marios sniggle via fr

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russian opposition activist vladimir kara—murza is sentenced to 25 in prison for treason and other offencesinked to his criticism of the kremlin. we have a special report from inside myanmar, where political activists tell the bbc they will never accept the country's dictatorship following a military coup two years ago. eurovision hopefuls take to the stage in london in the final pre—party before the competition next month in liverpool. returning to our top story this hour, fighting is raging for a third day in the sudanese capital, khartoum. the clashes are part of a power struggle within the country's military leadership, who have failed to deliver a transition to civilian government. doctors in sudan are telling us almost 100 civilians have died, they expect that figure to go up as more reports come in. you can foreign secretary, james cleverly, has called for a ceasefire and is urging both sides to return to talks. we have this video describing what life is like in khartoum. figs have this video describing what life is like in khartoum.— is like in khartoum. as the fighting between the _

live from london, this is bbc news: the russian operative opposition activist vladimir kara—murza isentenced to 25 years for treason. fighting between rival armed factions in sudan intensifies — with nearly 100 people killed — and hundreds more injured. we'll hear from the uk health secretary live in the house of commons on the inductrial action being taken by health workers. 1,000,000,000-dollar 1,000,000,000—dollar defamation trial between dominion, the voting systems firm, and fox news has been delayed by a day. and no—go — elon musk�*s space x — has cancelled the launch — of its mammoth rocket starship. welcome back to bbc news. we are keeping an eye on the health statement in the house of commons. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. over from the bbc sport centre. to paul scott. we are starting with football and the premier league because liverpool manager jurgen klopp says his side have nothing to lose as they fight for a european spot in the final weeks of the season. this time last year the reds were pursuing an unprecedented quadruple, but by comparison

as for vladimir, kara murza himself, he appeared fairly calm in court today.d by way of explanation for that, kate, i want to read you part of his final statement to the court a week ago, he said. i stand by every word i have spoken and every accusation that has been leveled against me, and i only blame myself. for one thing, that over the years of my political activities, i have not been able to convince enough of my fellow countrymen and politicians in democratic countries of the danger that the current regime in the kremlin poses to russia and the world. he has remained outspoken to the very end to this very sentencing his his sentencing. certainly if you look at the reactions from around the world, emblematic of this really intense uptick in repression and the crackdown on dissent that we've seen in russia, particularly since the data of the war in ukraine. claire have you heard has the biden administration had any reaction or response to this? yes so the state department has come out a spokesperson saying that this mr caramelizes yet another target of the

he is also a friend of vladimir kara murza. and ambassador. i appreciate your time 25 years for camera and you heard it. you heard of adam his layer. tell me that this had nothing to do with justice. what does this sentence tell you about putin's state of mind right now? well thanks, erin. it's great to be with you again. it says a lot about his state of mind in the state of fear and paranoia with vladimir did was speak. truth was criticized the government and its aggressive war in ukraine. that's it, his words alone and he has a 25 year sentence. if you look at other charges that the russian government has bought against foreigners that they accused of espionage directly undermining the national security of russia. they've gotten shorter sentences 25 years is an extraordinary sentence for someone exercising . what is supposed to be is right in russia to speak his mind freely, which he obviously doesn't have heat. neither he nor any russian has that right anymore. no and cameras is attorney told me as you heard that, unfortunately, it's a deat

it's an act of revenge - against vladimir kara—murza, and it's a message to everybody else in russia,

just last week. vladimir kara, missouri was handed 25 years. it's unlikely that rosemont will avoid a conviction and of ali. she's his hearing was only a preliminary one. the charges against him encompass $196.00 volumes. the court allowed an of on the 10 days to study them. israel has celebrated its independence day. the country's 75th birthday. a spectacular air show was the centerpiece of the festivities. that $1000.00 joined the protests calling on the right wing government to abandon its controversial plans to reform the judiciary. perfect weather in tel aviv for the festivities to mark israel's 75th independence day. oh, it's a day of celebration, a day to be thankful to god a day for the people of israel to come together in a pocket that i'm here to make new connections. they were all dancing together. israelis who are religious and those who aren't exactly in jerusalem instead of a beach, an air shout ah, the traditional fly by included a euro fighter from germany, making its debut. the festivity started on tuesday evening with a gala e

the sentencing of kremlin critic vladimir kara mussa to 25 years in the russian labor camp. he said that he stood by every word he had spoken which included criticism of the war in ukraine. a moscow court convicted the prominent russian journalist and political activist of treason, and spreading dis information about the russian military. the u. s. ambassador to russia said that the sentence was a sign of moscow for fear not strength, and was clearly an attempt to silence dissent. paramours, as lawyers say that given his poor health, the jail term amounts to a death sentence. and here's a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. the kremlin says that president, latimer putin, has visited russian forces and parts of ukraine illegally annexed by moscow. it is the russian leaders, 2nd visit to ukraine reported since last year's invasion. moscow announced the illegal annexation of 4 ukrainian regions in september 2022. despite only controlling courts of russia's foreign minister survey laugh roth is on a visit to the brazilian capital where he was met by

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discussion in russian, prosecutors are calling for a 25 year prison sentence for opposition. politician vladimir kara morsa, he's on trial in a closed court on charges, including treason is accused of spreading false information about the russian army . co. morsa was a close aid to assassinated opposition leader wars nymphs. a kremlin says the leaders of believers and russia did not discuss the deployment of strategic nuclear weapons during their talks on thursday. this by being widely expected to do so. little reason later, alexander lucas shanker, was in moscow for a 2nd day of meetings with russian president vladimir putin. discussions have focused on defense and economic ties. we just had earlier announced plans to place it's tactical nuclear weapons in belarus. a move that has drawn condemnation from the way what the kremlin has, you've missed the criticism saying that that decision and the response that you've tomatoes, expansion and ada secretary generally installed berks, at the deployment contradicts a recent russian chinese statement saying countries shouldn't station nuclear weapons beyond

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in other news, kremlin critic vladimir kara, moore's a sentence to 25 years for treason after denouncing russia's invasion of ukraine. and slovakia joined poland and hungary, in restricting imports of cheap ukrainian grain to protect its farmers. i'm polaris with the sport as arsenal dropped, more points in the premier league title race and n b a star yanine until the composer goes down injured in game one of the playoffs on it is just after 10 gmc 12 pm in cartoon where the fighting that began on saturday, has intensified, the military has threatened to launch more air strikes against the powerful r s f, the rapids support forces. the fight for control is now threatening to derail sedans, transition to civilian rule. let's look at the scene right now in cartoon, where there's been more heavy gunfire into monday. there had been a brief low and violence on sunday during a 3 hour humanitarian pause. at least 97 people, however, have been killed and hundreds injured since then. and medical staff at this hospital and cartoon told al 0 showing on the emergency department injured 5 people and

well, it is clear that the accusations of treason against vladimir kara murza did not just appear asist. for example, he was known for his friendship with the calm us senator john mccain. and friendship was so close that, uh, one of the most ardent american russophists. even bequeathed. e. mckay well, carry the lid of his coffin covered with the american flag, and, in addition, in today's meeting there was an article about the spread of fakes. uh, against the russian army. this speech by russian railways took place in the state of arizona in the local house of representatives; this became another such brick in this general term of his, a russian political scientist who has long been following the activities today said that today's verdict. generally. this natural outcome. when in the struggle for our and your freedom, which was the guiding star of russian liberalism, you end up on the side of the enemy, and the theory that they have lived for decades is that this country can and should be betrayed and sold. it began to be realized the first was the bark murza but for sure he will not

have that tape of him in arizona with rusty blowers is because march last year, just a year ago vladimir karanvited to speak to their legislature about the war that just started and about russia having just invaded ukraine and started their war -- having started their war there that speech in arizona that he g gave, authorities in russia used that, they cited that speech in particular, the one in arizona at the arizona state legislature, they cited that as reason to arrest kara-murza when he returned to russia for the grave crime of calling russia's war in ukraine a war and you're not allowed to do that and for the grave crime of criticizing russian president vladimir putin for starting that war and the grave crime of criticizing vladimir putin for turning russia from what should be a democracy into instead a dictatorship well, today vladimir kara-murza was sensed in russia to 25 years in prison. it's the longest punishment ever handed down to a kremlin critic since the fall of the soviet union. the only opposition political figure in russia who is more well known than kara-murza is alexei na

a lawyer for prominent russian human rights advocate vladimir kara.urza says he plans to appeal after being sentenced to 25 years in prison for condemning the war in ukraine. the british russian citizen was on trial for crimes including treason and spreading fake news and cnn's claire sebastian joins us live from london. good morning to you, claire. so what more can you tell us about both of these cases? resume, which the wall street journal reporter we expect that appeal to begin in a moscow court in a little under two hours from now, as you say his current status is that he is in pretrial detention in the notoriously formative of prison in moscow. that is, until may 29th. we don't know whether that could be addressed potentially in this hearing, but he is facing espionage charges which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years. and of course, the u. s government has, uh, has a called him wrongfully detained, which means that they are now working to secure his release. the russian authorities have said that they want this to play out in the courts. he was

outfront now with us in guinea, a kara murza, the wife of vladimir kara murza, yevgenia, thank you somuch for joining us. you call this sentence of 25 years in prison, a high recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work vladimir's work, and that is legendary. kara murza. you're talking about your husband, speaking out against the kremlin and this war. this is a sentence out of fear. you say, what is it that you believe the regime fears? good evening, bianna. thank you very much for inviting me here. well putin's regime is built on lights and the thing it here's the most is the truth. and hence total censorship of the media. hence the use of repression against free voices that keep telling the truth, despite all odds they refused to be intimidated, and hence also the portraying of anyone who dares oppose the official narrative as a criminal like in dozens and dozens of cases in russia spy like in the case of evan gersh, covic or a traitor like in the case of my husband, actually, while asking for a 25 prison sentence for vladimir. prosecutor locked yonah made a very revealing st